Six sentences have been removed from the text below. From the sentences (A-F), choose the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. The Red room was a cold, silent room, hardly ever used, (A) ___ Nine years ago, my uncle, Mr Reed, had died in this room, and since then, nobody had wanted to sleep in it. Now that I was alone, I thought bitterly of the people I lived with, John Reed, his sisters, his mother, the servants - they all accused me, scolded me, hated me. Why could I never please them? Eliza was selfish but was respected. Georgiana had a bad temper, (B) ___ John was rude, cruel and violent, but nobody punished him. I tried to make no mistakes, but they called me naughty every moment of the day. Now that I had turned against John to protect myself, everybody blamed me. And so I spent that whole long afternoon in the red room asking myself why I had to suffer (C) ___ Perhaps I would run away or starve myself to death. Gradually it became dark outside. The rain was still beating on the windows, and I could hear the wind in the trees. Now I was no longer angry, and I began to think the Reeds might be right. Perhaps I was wicked. Did I deserve to die and be buried in the churchyard like my uncle Reed? I could not remember him, but knew he was my mother's brother, (D) ___ On his death bed, he had made his wife, Aunt Reed, promise to look after me like her own children. I supposed she now regretted her promise. A strange idea came to me. I felt sure that if Mr Reed had lived, he would have treated me kindly, and now, as I looked around at the dark furniture and the walls in shadow, I began to fear that his ghost might come back (E) ___ He might rise from the grave in the churchyard and appear in this room! I was so frightened by this thought that I hardly dared to breathe. Suddenly in the darkness, I saw a beam of light moving on the ceiling. It may have been from a lamp outside, but in my nervous state (F) ___ I felt sure it must be a ghost, a visitor from another world. My head was hot, my heart was beating fast. Was that the sound of wings in my ears? Was that something moving near me? Screaming wildly, I rushed to the door and shook it. Extra:

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Six sentences have been removed from the text below. From the sentences \(A\-F\), choose the one which fits each gap \(1\-7\). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

The Red room was a cold, silent room, hardly ever used, \(A\) ___ ... Nine years ago, my uncle, Mr Reed, had died in this room, and since then, nobody had wanted to sleep in it. Now that I was alone, I thought bitterly of the people I lived with, John Reed, his sisters, his mother, the servants - they all accused me, scolded me, hated me. Why could I never please them? Eliza was selfish but was respected. Georgiana had a bad temper, \(B\) ___ ... John was rude, cruel and violent, but nobody punished him. I tried to make no mistakes, but they called me naughty every moment of the day. Now that I had turned against John to protect myself, everybody blamed me. And so I spent that whole long afternoon in the red room asking myself why I had to suffer \(C\) ___ ... Perhaps I would run away or starve myself to death.
Gradually it became dark outside. The rain was still beating on the windows, and I could hear the wind in the trees. Now I was no longer angry, and I began to think the Reeds might be right. Perhaps I was wicked. Did I deserve to die and be buried in the churchyard like my uncle Reed? I could not remember him, but knew he was my mother's brother, \(D\) ___ ... On his death bed, he had made his wife, Aunt Reed, promise to look after me like her own children. I supposed she now regretted her promise. A strange idea came to me. I felt sure that if Mr Reed had lived, he would have treated me kindly, and now, as I looked around at the dark furniture and the walls in shadow, I began to fear that his ghost might come back \(E\) ___ ... He might rise from the grave in the churchyard and appear in this room! I was so frightened by this thought that I hardly dared to breathe. Suddenly in the darkness, I saw a beam of light moving on the ceiling. It may have been from a lamp outside, but in my nervous state \(F\) ___ ... I felt sure it must be a ghost, a visitor from another world. My head was hot, my heart was beating fast. Was that the sound of wings in my ears? Was that something moving near me? Screaming wildly, I rushed to the door and shook it. Extra: ...

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